Scindia launches Sanchar Saathi mobile app and National Broadband Mission 2.0
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile app and National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0 on 17 January 2025, and inaugurated Intra Circle Roaming at DBN-funded 4G sites.
Summary
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the Sanchar Saathi mobile app and the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0 on 17 January 2025, and inaugurated Intra Circle Roaming at DBN-funded 4G mobile sites. The Sanchar Saathi app, on Android and iOS, offers Chakshu for reporting suspected fraud calls and SMS, a check of mobile connections in one's name, blocking of lost or stolen handsets and a handset genuineness check. NBM 2.0 builds on NBM 1.0 (2019â2024) and aims, by 2030, to extend optical fibre connectivity to 2.70 lakh villages, connect 90% of anchor institutions, raise average fixed broadband speed from 63.55 Mbps to at least 100 Mbps, and raise rural internet subscribers from 45 to 60 per 100 people.
Key facts
- Date
- 17 January 2025
- Launched by
- Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Sanchar Saathi app features
- Chakshu fraud reporting, connections in your name, lost/stolen handset blocking, handset genuineness
- NBM 2.0 fibre target
- 2.70 lakh villages by 2030 (from ~50,000), 95% uptime
- NBM 2.0 speed target
- Fixed broadband average from 63.55 Mbps to at least 100 Mbps by 2030
- Rural internet target
- 60 subscribers per 100 people by 2030 (from 45)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which feature of the Sanchar Saathi mobile app, launched on 17 January 2025, lets users report suspected fraud calls and SMS?
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Correct answer: A â Chakshu
PIB (DoT): Chakshu, Reporting Suspected Fraud Communications, lets users report suspected calls and SMS from the app and phone logs.
Under National Broadband Mission 2.0, operational optical fibre connectivity is to be extended to how many villages by 2030?
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Correct answer: B â 2.70 lakh
PIB: NBM 2.0 targets OFC connectivity to 2.70 lakh villages by 2030 with 95% uptime, from about 50,000 now.
Consider the following targets of National Broadband Mission 2.0 (launched January 2025): 1. Raise the national average fixed broadband download speed to at least 100 Mbps by 2030. 2. Provide broadband to 90% of anchor institutions such as schools, PHCs, anganwadis and panchayat offices by 2030. 3. Power 50% of mobile towers with sustainable energy by 2030. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D â 1 and 2 only
PIB: NBM 2.0 targets at least 100 Mbps average fixed broadband speed (from 63.55 Mbps) and broadband to 90% of anchor institutions by 2030; the tower target is 30% on sustainable energy, not 50%.